Before I begin, let me say again for the third time that, in fact, the committee did have a hearing on this subject. On March 18, 2021, the Subcommittees on Civil Rights and Human Services and Workforce Protections held a hearing titled…

Together we can and will protect older workers during the hiring phase of employment with this bill. Everyone deserves a shot at the American Dream, regardless of their age. This is common sense. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on…

Women's freedom to choose is under attack in our country. Simply put, politicians and the government have no place controlling women's freedom to choose their reproductive care.

the Texas law has already had devastating effects on Texas women, especially women with low income, Black and Latino women suffering the most.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans do not want Roe v. Wade overturned. Texans, too, agree.

I will stand with these women and with their providers. I will not stop fighting to protect the right to abortion.

This bill will help people trying to recover from this pandemic, including people who lost their job in the middle of their career who now fear they will never work again because of discriminatory hiring practices. This is not about trial…

What are you doing to ensure that your Agency is inclusive and diverse in its practices, in its programs, and specifically, I am always concerned about financial literacy in materials from your Agency and in programming that would be…

It affects many people and many communities throughout the country, a diverse immigrant community that is engaged in remittances very deeply.

In my district, which is very similar to Mr. Garcia's in Chicago, financial services are not broadly used.

So, for us, it means that without all of that closing and being able to access that credit, we will never do much about reducing the racial wealth gap.

The CFPB doesn't forget that, and that is critical.